It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
Community
General discussionRelease: Codename: ICEMAN(71 posts)(71 posts)
(71 posts)
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
This is my favourite topic
Posted April 13, 2017
Special-Agent Quest

<span class="bold">Codename: ICEMAN</span> a classic true-to-form Sierra adventure, is available now DRM-free on GOG.com.

If you're not quite familiar with Sierra's Police Quest-style adventures, you can expect the following: grounded realism based on actual military procedure, plenty of challenge, delightfully retro text-based commands, and a rewarding experience like none other.

If you are familiar with Sierra-style adventuring you know just what you're up against – this is your chance to step into the shoes of a Naval Officer on a quest to rescue "the ambassador" and prevent total war. To succeed you'll have to be persuasive, be creative, and you'll even have to learn how to pilot a submarine – manual included, thankfully.
Posted April 13, 2017
avatar
Ghorpm: Nice to... wait. Wait, wait, WAIT!!! Regionally priced oldie? Again?! Ugh, not so nice after all :/
Regionally priced where convenient.
Posted April 13, 2017
avatar
catpower1980: ***SPOILERS***
Video of all the ways you can lose at this game (52 minutes):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wU1GK6e6fg
avatar
PMIK: Yep, so basically it is typical of Sierra adventures of the time.

If you save often (and on different slots), be persistent and try to avoid using a walkthrough until you are truly and thoroughly stuck, then you will get quite a bit of enjoyment at least out of the first section of the game (which I think is worth the price of admission)
Yep, but the thing is that this one seems a bit "harder" than other Sierra adventures. So, if there are people like me who like to chill out in front of a point 'n' click, that could be a bit exasperating to see the "game over" screen too many times ;)
Posted April 13, 2017
avatar
Ghorpm: Nice to... wait. Wait, wait, WAIT!!! Regionally priced oldie? Again?! Ugh, not so nice after all :/
Uh no? I see it as 5.59 euro with no money back because of price difference so you must be mistaken. Unless its even cheaper in russia or poland
Posted April 13, 2017
Yes, well, of course. Not all the adventures can be solved with the same strategy as, well, they are different from each other. And some adventures are more unfair than others, more illogical, hence, less playable. You cannot approach Codename Iceman, Phantasmagoria 2 and Willy Beamish the same way.
Posted April 13, 2017
avatar
Jenny_mp3: Willy Beamish a few weeks ago and now this. Neither of those are my kind of game, but if GOG is on a Sierra kick then maybe, just maybe, Conquests of the Longbow, Eco Quests 1 & 2 and Peppers Adventures in Time will show up at some point.
avatar
Risingson: Eco Quest 1 and 2 and Peppers are very similar games, but the rest are different. When you say "not my kind of game" you mean that you don't like any kind of adventure game?
I meant Willy Beamish and Codename: ICEMAN aren't my kind of games. I loved the Eco Quest games and Conquests of the Longbow.
Posted April 13, 2017
Not bad, but GoG team really needs to learn how to make good screenshots with pixel-perfect aspect ratio
Just look at this atrocity
https://images-1.gog.com/896adfa48113020da6f829da297d4b02704ca2f31ecc5f1c61ed9cbaf20aebc8.jpg
Posted April 13, 2017
Glad to see this classic return. I must echo other comments as this game does have its downfalls like finding yourself progressing far into the story without a much needed item and then you're stuck.
Posted April 13, 2017
Very nice but seriously... no XP support? Many still game on XP. Specially for old games.
Posted April 13, 2017
Now that you and Activision are on speaking terms again, can you convince them to give us the Japanese version of Police Quest 2?
Posted April 13, 2017
avatar
flashpulse: Very nice but seriously... no XP support? Many still game on XP. Specially for old games.
GOG's original purpose was always to sell old games that run on modern OSes. XP hasn't been a modern OS in many years now. It came out in 2001, for god's sake. If it were a person, it would be in high school. Extended support for it ended 3 years ago, and support for its successor, Vista, apparently just ended a couple days ago, as well. How long should makers and sellers of software be expected to officially support a given OS? "One more year, one more year"?

Basically, if someone wants to keep running a nearly-sixteen-year-old OS, then good for them, I guess (though it's still incredibly foolhardy to have that OS hooked up to the Internet). But they shouldn't expect many computer-related businesses to continue to cater to them. :)
Posted April 13, 2017
avatar
GOG.com: delightfully retro text-based commands
DELIGHTFUL!

https://media.giphy.com/media/MVbqUlJ4Fxy2Q/giphy.gif
Post edited April 13, 2017 by andysheets1975
Posted April 13, 2017
low rated
XP is pretty much a dead OS.
Actually, if this is structured like most GOG dos games, you should be able to copy the dos files,put them in another folder, and run the game on DOSBOX in a XP system.
But I cannot blame GOG for not supporting XP anymore.
As for the game, good to see a Sierra adventure game, but from the commetns this was one of Sierra's failures;simpy too hard and not that fun. I think that Sim Meire's "COvert Action" and Activisions "Spycraft" would be better bets for a Secret Agent high.
Hopefully GOG will begin t release some of the excellent Sierra casual games like the Ultra 3D Pinball games, Mini Golf, and Lionel Traintown..all a lot of fun.
Posted April 13, 2017
avatar
dudalb: XP is pretty much a dead OS.
Actually, if this is structured like most GOG dos games, you should be able to copy the dos files,put them in another folder, and run the game on DOSBOX in a XP system.
But I cannot blame GOG for not supporting XP anymore.
As for the game, good to see a Sierra adventure game, but from the commetns this was one of Sierra's failures;simpy too hard and not that fun. I think that Sim Meire's "COvert Action" and Activisions "Spycraft" would be better bets for a Secret Agent high.
Hopefully GOG will begin t release some of the excellent Sierra casual games like the Ultra 3D Pinball games, Mini Golf, and Lionel Traintown..all a lot of fun.
It's not DosBox but ScummVM, which makes it even easier.

And I rather wonder why there's no Ubuntu/Mint (Linux) package since those are current OSes.
Posted April 13, 2017
low rated
I set up a separate folder for "Redneck Rampage" to be ran using Dosbox because there seems to be no way to run user levels in the GOG version. (By Dosbox I mean the actual program, not the wrapper that comes with GOG games).

SucummV is a very good program for adventure games,including some Windows games.
Currently running "Beavis and Butthead:Virtual Stupidity" on it, which I could do in Windows 7.
Post edited April 13, 2017 by dudalb
Posted April 13, 2017
It's great to see another Sierra classic here. My hopes remain high to see the others arrive. :)
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
This is my favourite topic
Community
General discussionRelease: Codename: ICEMAN(71 posts)(71 posts)
(71 posts)